SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE PURITANS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Puritans
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Pilgrims
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Both
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None are correct
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was headed for Virginia, where the colonists, comprising religious dissenters and entrepreneurs, planned to settle. However, bad weather and navigational errors blew the Mayflower more than 500 miles off course.
Detailed explanation-2: -On September 16, the Mayflower left for America alone from Plymouth. In a difficult Atlantic crossing, the 90-foot Mayflower encountered rough seas and storms and was blown more than 500 miles off course.
Detailed explanation-3: -That’s what the Pilgrims did in the year 1620, on a ship called Mayflower.
Detailed explanation-4: -Arrival at Plymouth Mayflower arrived in New England on November 11, 1620 after a voyage of 66 days. Although the Pilgrims had originally intended to settle near the Hudson River in New York, dangerous shoals and poor winds forced the ship to seek shelter at Cape Cod.
Detailed explanation-5: -Rough seas and storms prevented the Mayflower from reaching their initial destination in Virginia, and after a voyage of 65 days the ship reached the shores of Cape Cod, anchoring on the site of Provincetown Harbor in mid-November.